TAXONOMY 
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purple (Euonymus atropurpureus ); calyx four to five-lobed; corolla of 
four to five petals; stamens four to five, perigynous, inserted on a disc, 
which fills the base of the calyx and sometimes covers the ovary; 
ovary three- to five-celled. Fruit a two-to five-celled capsule. 
Seeds albuminous with fleshy succulent reddish aril {Euonymus, 
Celastrus) or white membranous aril {Pachistima). 
Pig. 21 i. —Euonymus atropurpureus. Flowering branch to left; fruiting branch 
to right. 
Official drug 
Part used 
Botanical origin 
Habitat 
Euonymus N.F. 
Bark of root 
Euonymus 
atropurpureus 
United States 
